Disease Prevention

It is the responsibility of anyone working in agriculture to protect our valuable assets and keep our farming environments free from disease and pests.

Diseases – such as foot and mouth – pose a huge risk to New Zealand's native animals and our agricultural sector. Organisations such as MPI, Asure Quality and Nait provide tools and services to help monitor against disease outbreak.

Pests can also pose a threat to our farming systems because they transmit or pose serious problems for the animals they invade.

We genuinely believe that prevention is better than cure and supply advice, products and services to ensure whatever your farm system, and animal type – dairy, sheep, beef, deer or equine you will have the right tools to keep your livestock healthy and productive.

Cattle Lameness

Many factors cause lameness and situations will vary between individual cattle and farms. Lame cows cost you time, are a serious animal welfare problem and ultimately cost you money.

Poor cattle management accounts for many of the lame cattle in New Zealand. Reducing lame cattle on farm therefore requires understanding and a planned approach.

Review your cattle movement – observe cattle as they move on races and in yards.

Detect lame cows before they can't bear weight on their hoof

Ensure that the treatment of lame cattle is undertaking with the appropriate skills and equipment for the job. If in doubt call a veterinarian.

Treat lame cattle as early as possible

For more information talk to the team at PGG Wrightson to ensure you minimize the instances of lame cattle on farm. If chronic lameness persists or in doubt we recommence the advice of your local veterinarian.

Sudden changes in amount or quality of feed can reduce staple strength and fleece yield.

In the ‘ideal world’, a wool follicle needs the same nutrients delivered consistently all day, every day. A ewe’s world is less than ideal – continual changes in amount and quality of feed, combined with stresses of pregnancy and lactation change wool follicle nutrition and cause narrowing of the fibre.